Club Car Precedent Maintenance And Service Manual

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BatteryCareELECTRICVEHICLE-BATTERIES
Hotweatheralsohasaneffectonabattery’sself-dischargerate.Thehigherthetemperature,thequickerasetof
batterieswilldischarge.Inhotterclimates,batteriesshouldbecheckedmoreoften.Whenstoringbatteries,keepin
acoolplace.SeeBatteryStorageonpage14-13.
ELECTROLYTELEVEL
CAUTION
•Donotallowbatteryacidfrombatterycapsorhydrometertodripontothefrontorrearbodyofthe
vehicle.Batteryacidwillcausepermanentdamage.Washimmediately.
1.LevelIndicator2.Cap3.Plates
Maintainelectrolytelevelfromatleast1/2inch(13mm)
aboveplatesto1/4inch(6mm)belowlevelindicator.
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Figure14-3BatteryElectrolyteLevel
Addwateronlyafterchargingunlesstheelectrolyteisbelowtheleveloftheplates.Iftheelectrolytelevelisbelowthe
leveloftheplates,addjustenoughwatertocovertheplatesandthenchargethebatteries.Aftercharging,llwith
watertothelevelindicator.Fillingabatterytothelevelindicatorbeforechargingwillresultinoverllingbecausethe
electrolytelevelwillriseduringchargingandsomeoftheelectrolytemaybubbleoutofthecap.Thisreducesthe
battery’scapacityandcorrodesthemetalpartsaroundit.
Theelectrolytelevelshouldbecheckedweeklytobesureelectrolyteisatitsproperlevel(Figure14-3,Page14-10).
Neverallowtheelectrolyteleveltofallbelowthetopsoftheplatesbecausethiswillcausetheexposedpartoftheplate
tobecomepermanentlyinactive.Forbestresults,useabatterywateringguntoaddwatertobatteries.Checkthe
electrolytelevelmorefrequentlyinhotweatherorwhenbatteriesareold.
VIBRATIONDAMAGE
Thebatteryhold-downsshouldalwaysbetightenoughtokeepthebatteryfrombouncing.Batterylifemaybeseverely
shortenedifthebatteryhold-downsaretooloose.Seestep6.ofBatteryReplacementonpage14-5.Excessive
vibrationcausestheplatestoshedprematurelyandshortensthelifeofthebattery.Itmayalsocauseacidtoleakoutof
theventcapsandcorrosiontobuilduponsurroundingmetalparts.Theacidwhichislostreducesthecapacityofthe
batteryandcannotbereplaced.Batteryhold-downsshouldNOTbesotightastocrackorbucklethebatterycase.This
maycauseleakswhichwoulddryoutacellorcauseinternalshortcircuits.SeeBatteryReplacementonpage14-5.
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Club Car Precedent Specifications

General

Power Source	Electric
Batteries	Six 8-volt (Electric)
Brakes	Mechanical Drum
Seating Capacity	2
Overall Length	91.5 in
Overall Width	47 in
Range	Up to 30 miles (depending on conditions)
Frame	Aluminum
Suspension	Leaf spring (front and rear)
Tires	18 x 8.5-8
Payload Capacity	800 lb